"The Most Dangerous Game," shows many different aspects of human nature. The main characters, Mr. Rainsford and General Zaroff, show much superiority over other animals or in General Zaroffs case humans. Mr. Rainsford has way more emotion when compared to General Zaroff. Rainsford in the beginning of the story has little to no pity towards the animals he hunts, but as the story developes Rainsford begins to feel more pity for the animals he hunts. As General Zaroff starts to hunt down Rainsford, Rainsford begins to realize that animals, just like humans, do in fact feel fear contrary to his previous beliefs. Rainsford shows this in the sentence, "Then he ran for his life." The two main characters display all of these aspects and more in various ways throughout the story.
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The Most Dangerous Game Questions
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2
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2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2
When Rainsford says "I am still a beast at bay" he means he is still participating in the hunt.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1
Connell has set Ship-Trap island in the Carribean.
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2
Zaroff was able to finance his life style because he had a lot of american security. 5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1
If Rainsford wins the hunt, Zaroff promises him he will return him safely to his home.
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2
Lazarus had fallen into the death swamp and died while chasing some prey.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1
Rainsford spends the first night of the hunt in a tree.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1
Zaroff's father had a quarter of a million acres in Crimea.
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
Zaroff suggests that Rainsford should wear moccasins because he will leave lighter footprints.
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
Rainsford believed that Zaroff knew knew he was hiding in the tree because he stopped right underneath it. Zaroff also pulled out one of his parfumed cigarettes and blew a perfect smoke ring.
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2
Zaroff stocks his island with "game" by leading shis into a death trap, or sometimes they are brought to him by the god of the sea.
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2
At the end of the story just as General Zaroff goes to bed, Mr. Rainsford appears from behind his curtains. The two exchange brief words of how they shall settle this, one will sleep in the bed the other will be fed to the dogs. General Zaroff lost and was fed to the dogs.
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
Zaroff congratulates Rainsford because it gave more thrill to the hunt, and it also was an igenious trap.
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
We know that Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man because when he falls off the boat he manages to swim to shore in the dead of night. Rainsford is also able to survive the hunt for the long three days and nights in the forest on the island.
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5
Rainsford's state of mind drastically changes from the time before he lands on the island to when he meets the General. Rainsfords state of mind about the animals he hunts changes dramatically as the story progresses, in the beginning he feels no pity towards the animals, but as he is hunted down by the General he begins to feel passionate about how the animals must feel. By the end of story i feel he has become more sensitive to how the animals feel while he is hunting them, just like how he must have felt as he was being hunted himself.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
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Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Most Dangerous Game
Point of View:
The point of view is set in the third person.
Protagonist:
What type of character is the Protagonist?
The protagonist is a self absorbed hunter in the beginning of the story but as it progresses he becomes more knowledgeable to what his prey feels while he is hunting them. The author makes the protagonist a well rounded dynamic character.
Antagonist:
The antagonist is also a self absorbed hunter although he is also crazy. The antagonist known as General Zaroff enjoys hunting humans as he is bored of hunting everything else in the world.
Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere)
The setting for the story is on an island. This island is set somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. the time in which the story takes place is over the course of four days. The mood of the story seems to be dark, suspicious, very odd and kind of scary. The atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 2% other gasses.
Type of Conflict:
The type of conflict set in the story "The Most Dangerous Game" is man versus man. This is true by the fact that the protagonist must fight against the antagonist to survive.
Describe the main conflict:
Describe the Climax of the Story:
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?
The protagonist changes a great deal over the course of the story. One of the ways he changes is how he perceives how the animals feel as hunts them. He also gains knowledge of how it feels to be hunted himself. During the story Rainsford or the protagonist becomes more aware of what his hunting does to the animal. He feels as though he may have been wrong in his statement that jaguars have no feelings. By the end of the story he understands how the jaguars or other animals he hunts must feel before he kills them.
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
The Most Dangerous Game Paragraph
"The Most Dangerous Game," shows many different aspects of human nature. The main characters, Mr. Rainsford and General Zaroff, show much superiority over other animals or in General Zaroffs case humans. Mr. Rainsford has way more emotion when compared to General Zaroff. Rainsford in the beginning of the story has little to no pity towards the animals he hunts, but as the story developes Rainsford begins to feel more pity for the animals he hunts. As General Zaroff starts to hunt down Rainsford, Rainsford begins to realize that animals, just like humans, do in fact feel fear contrary to his previous beliefs. Rainsford shows this in the sentence, "Then he ran for his life." The two main characters display all of these aspects and more in various ways throughout the story.This is a very good effort Jared! You have structured the paragraph very well. Perhaps some more specific evidence to support your ideas would improve the overall content. Well Done!
5/6
I am going to record this assignment as an NHI until it is complete. PLease send me a wikispace message when it is done and I will come back to look at it.
The Most Dangerous Game Questions
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2?
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2
When Rainsford says "I am still a beast at bay" he means he is still participating in the hunt.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1
Connell has set Ship-Trap island in the Carribean.
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2
Zaroff was able to finance his life style because he had a lot of american security.
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1
If Rainsford wins the hunt, Zaroff promises him he will return him safely to his home.
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2
Lazarus had fallen into the death swamp and died while chasing some prey.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1
Rainsford spends the first night of the hunt in a tree.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1
Zaroff's father had a quarter of a million acres in Crimea.
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
Zaroff suggests that Rainsford should wear moccasins because he will leave lighter footprints.
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
Rainsford believed that Zaroff knew knew he was hiding in the tree because he stopped right underneath it. Zaroff also pulled out one of his parfumed cigarettes and blew a perfect smoke ring.
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2
Zaroff stocks his island with "game" by leading shis into a death trap, or sometimes they are brought to him by the god of the sea.
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2
At the end of the story just as General Zaroff goes to bed, Mr. Rainsford appears from behind his curtains. The two exchange brief words of how they shall settle this, one will sleep in the bed the other will be fed to the dogs. General Zaroff lost and was fed to the dogs.
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
Zaroff congratulates Rainsford because it gave more thrill to the hunt, and it also was an igenious trap.
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
We know that Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man because when he falls off the boat he manages to swim to shore in the dead of night. Rainsford is also able to survive the hunt for the long three days and nights in the forest on the island.
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5
Rainsford's state of mind drastically changes from the time before he lands on the island to when he meets the General. Rainsfords state of mind about the animals he hunts changes dramatically as the story progresses, in the beginning he feels no pity towards the animals, but as he is hunted down by the General he begins to feel passionate about how the animals must feel. By the end of story i feel he has become more sensitive to how the animals feel while he is hunting them, just like how he must have felt as he was being hunted himself.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
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18/32
REvised mark 26/32
You had a great deal of time to finish this today! Please complete and send me a message to re-evaluate.
Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Most Dangerous Game
Point of View:
The point of view is set in the third person.
Protagonist:
What type of character is the Protagonist?
The protagonist is a self absorbed hunter in the beginning of the story but as it progresses he becomes more knowledgeable to what his prey feels while he is hunting them. The author makes the protagonist a well rounded dynamic character.
Antagonist:
The antagonist is also a self absorbed hunter although he is also crazy. The antagonist known as General Zaroff enjoys hunting humans as he is bored of hunting everything else in the world.
Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere)
The setting for the story is on an island. This island is set somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. the time in which the story takes place is over the course of four days. The mood of the story seems to be dark, suspicious, very odd and kind of scary. The atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 2% other gasses.
Type of Conflict:
The type of conflict set in the story "The Most Dangerous Game" is man versus man. This is true by the fact that the protagonist must fight against the antagonist to survive.
Describe the main conflict:
Describe the Climax of the Story:
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?
The protagonist changes a great deal over the course of the story. One of the ways he changes is how he perceives how the animals feel as hunts them. He also gains knowledge of how it feels to be hunted himself. During the story Rainsford or the protagonist becomes more aware of what his hunting does to the animal. He feels as though he may have been wrong in his statement that jaguars have no feelings. By the end of the story he understands how the jaguars or other animals he hunts must feel before he kills them.
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile:
Metaphor:
Personification:
Symbol:
Foreshadowing (give both elements):
Irony:
Imagery: